Board Packs
When DX-Ball 2 was initially released, it came as a free demo with 24 boards divided into six board-sets of 4 boards each. Its complementary was then known as the DX-Ball 2 Board Pack, or Board Pack 1, which expands the demo board-sets into their entirety of 25 boards each, for a total of 150 boards. More boards were eventually also made available, as the additions of Board Pack 2 and Classic Pack were released on June 13, 1999.
Board Pack 2 featured 150 new boards by lead board designer Wendy McNally, presented in four board-sets of 25 boards, and one board-set of 50 boards. As in line with the style presented in Board Pack 1, Wendy's designs express different themes per board-set, featuring artistic illustrations of various ideas and concepts. Furthermore, the board pack also featured new backgrounds to go with the new board-sets.
The Classic Pack featured another 150 boards, designed by Michael and Sarah Welch, including the 50 original boards from DX-Ball, and two new board-sets containing 50 boards each – all in the classic DX-Ball style. In tribute to the original game, the graphics for the Classic Pack is presented in a renovated style of the original, with a softer look to the bricks, and a slightly textured black background.
Following the passing of Seumas, Board Pack 3 was released on May 19, 2000. Conforming to the style of the previous board pack by Wendy, Board Pack 3 contained 150 boards, also spanning four board-sets of 25 boards, and one board-set of 50 boards.
As the final board pack released for the game, Memorial Pack was presented on July 19, 2000. In commemoration of Seumas, the board pack contained a dedicated memorial set of 100 boards (formerly exclusive to Playmachine.net); two board-sets of 25 boards; and a bonus alphabet board-set of 26 boards, adding to a total of 176 boards. As a special feature exclusive to the board pack, three of the board-sets featured a special set of bricks, which combined the three different brick styles of the game, while also introducing a couple of new ones. The board pack also featured new backgrounds for one of the board-sets.
Although Board Pack 1 is considered the full version of DX-Ball 2, the board packs can be installed and played in any desired order, independent of each other. For instance, Board Pack 3 can safely be installed without any previous installation of Board Pack 1, in which case the demo board-sets of Board Pack 1 will remain intact, with the addition of the complete board-sets from Board Pack 3.
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